Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-02
LOCAL BREVlTIES.
County Court next Monday.

Damp, cold and dreary! But never mlnu,
We'll warm up next month.
commencement a. Caledonia College this
week. Judge Emerson, wife and party have
gone thither.
Judge Emerson delivers an address before
the Literary Society at Carleton Institute,
Farmlngton, Friday evening.
Nr Bernard Doherty has leased the Iron
ton House, and now has charge of that hos
telry. His card appears in this issue.
Capt. Zwart and Judges Emerson and Ed
wards are back from court at Centrevilie.
They report Reynolds county as booming.
A petition, requesting the railroad COM
pany to open the Arcadia House and feed
day passenger tlains there, was circulated
around town last week.
Mr.. Grover, who occupied the Delano res
idence in Eussel7ille last Summer, has rent
ed Mr.. Crommer's residence, and will spend
the warm months in this city.
MAEHIED-On Big Greek, Iron county, Mo-,
on Sunday, May 22d, 1887, by s. E. McNeely,
ESD, Mr.. ARTHUR v. JORDAN to Miss NAN
70. DUNN-all of Iron county.
LosT-On Sunday, May LIST, between Belle
view (via Iron Mountain) and Ironton, one
wrap of gray color with moss trimmings.
Finder will please return to this office.
The First Quarterly Meeting of the Iron
ton NJ. E. Church will be held on June 4th
and 9Th. Preaching on Saturday evening at
8 O'Clock. On Sabbath, at II A. NJ, preach
ing and the administration Of the Sacrament.
To Mr.. Jas. WheIahon we return thanks
for box of strawberries presented us last
Wednesday. They were as large, luscious
and as eScellently favored as any we eyer
saw from the famed strawberry fields OF
Arkansas.
The rear sleeper attached to No. 604 last
Saturday jumped the track at Irondale and
ran into q box-car standing on the side
track. A Mrs. Graham and son OF Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, were slightly injured. The
sleeper fell over on its side and was dam
aged about $1,000 worth.
Every member of the W. C. T. U. is earn
estly requested to be present at the next
Friday P. NJ, June Sd, at the Baptist church.
Business of importance is to be discussed.
Mrs. C. F. LYMAN,
NJ. A. RUSSELL, President.
Supt. Press Work.
The section foreman at Middlebrook was
last Wednesday assaulted and pretty badly
used I'D by an employe he had discharged
that morning. Sheriff Whitworth was sent
for and he Immediately answered the call,
but by the time he arrived at the scene OF
the fray. the assaulter had taken his depart
ure. and his whereabouts have not yet deVel-
oped.
The Pennington Times suggests that since
the night passenger trains have been taken
off of the branch the people all along the
road make a united effort to have an accom-
mediation trail put on the road between
Belmont and Bismarck, to connect with Inc
Arcadia Accommodation. Such train, says
the T.aes, would be much more OF con-
yenience than the night trains ever were.
The Stewart Musical Speciality Company
were at Graniteyille Monday night. 1t was
the intention to visit Ironton this week, but
as Mr.. Seymour had already engaged the
Academy, they were unable to do SO, but
hone To get around about the middle of jane.
They visited our town Monday afternoon and
favored our folks with some of their excel
lent music. The REGISTER hereby acknowi'
edges a special serenade. Mr.. Stewards
band, always good, has improved remarka'
bly, in the last year.
A eouple of gentlemen last Thursday
evening, on the open lot in front OF the
schoolhouse, gave an exhibition for the pur'
nose of proving the merits OF a hre'extln'
onisber they were representing. board
wall. some fifteen feet high was erected, and
after being drenched with coal oil, was sci
Sra tn. AS soon as the flames had gotten
a oood Roadway, the ez-tinguisher, com
,ound Of chemicals which are preserved in
tin tube. was applied with immediate ant
ceiling effect. The extinguisher does all tina
fs claimed of it, and the exhibition was
success.
The foot-bridge over Knob creek oet"ee'
Irouton and Pilot Knob, should De torn aom'
and q. new one, in keeping with the Tram
thereof snd the county's dignity, erected II
its Mace. The old bridge has been repaired
time and again during the past twenty year
until it is now little better than no brldge
all. and further repair is out Of the question
The bridge as it now stands Is scarcely les
than a pit.fall, and we would not be sur
nr,sed at auy time to hear that damag
anti against the county, costing ten times
much as new structure, had resulted there
from. We can afford new bride, the PEG
nile want 1t, and the travel jusitfies 1t. LIE
it be built without delay.
The Seymour Theatre Company opened
weeks engagement at the Academy OF MUS
Monday night to crowded house in the HIS
drama, "Inshavogue." The entertainment
was first-class and just all that could be ask
ed. Mr.. Seymour as "Inshavogue," Is
whole show in himself and the support Is I
1. Miss Warren, the leading lady, also ae
serves special mention as well as does mis-
DeBarr, whose dancing Is simply immense
Miss Purdy rendered some excellent mus
on the piano between acts. Fogg's Fefr
was announced for Tuesday night and ne'
plsy was promised for each eve during th
week. The company is beyond question on
of the best-if not the best-that has ever Wis
tied our city, and we trust will receive pa'
ronage commensurate with its merits. he
served seats, SOC, can BIS secured at CRISP
Drug Store.